ASTRICT

Etymology

Verb

astrict (third-person singular simple present astricts, present participle astricting, simple past and past participle astricted)

(transitive) To bind, constrain, or restrict.

(transitive) To estop.

(Scotland, legal) To restrict the tenure of.

Anagrams

• Cartist, stratic, tricast

Source: Wiktionary

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As*trict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Astricting.] Etym: [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See Astringe.]

1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted. Arbuthnot.

2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.] The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought. Sir W. Hamilton.

3. (Scots Law)

Definition: To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill.

As*trict", a.

Definition: Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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